St. Louis Dumpster Watch: Shaw Neighborhood

An ongoing investigation into St. Louis' enduring but endearing trashiness

May 2, 2023 at 9:28 am

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COURTESY PHOTO

This dumpster has no bottom, but folks still want to use it.

Date and time: April 13, approximately 2:30 p.m.

Location: Shaw

What happened: The dumpster's bottom deteriorated, and somebody thought it'd be a good idea to flip the dumpster so people wouldn't use it, according to a neighbor. It didn't work, clearly.

Ability of trash trucks to collect trash from this dumpster: 0

Neighbors' determination to still throw trash there: 10

Caution tape effectiveness: 0

Proximity to a functioning dumpster: Within eyesight, but that's not stopping people from dumping trash here anyway.